Cozystack is a Kubernetes-based cloud platform and framework for turning bare metal servers into a self-hosted cloud environment.
It provides a REST API for provisioning Kubernetes clusters, Database-as-a-Service instances, virtual machines, load balancers, HTTP caching services, and other infrastructure services. The platform is suitable for building private clouds, public cloud backends, and cost-effective development environments.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Turns bare metal servers into a cloud platform based on Kubernetes.
- Provides a REST API for spawning infrastructure services.
- Supports Kubernetes clusters, virtual machines, databases, load balancers, and HTTP caching services.
- Includes a dashboard for deploying and managing applications.
- Uses established open source components and Kubernetes primitives to avoid vendor lock-in.
Website: github.com/cozystack/cozystack
Support:
Developer: Cozystack Project
License: Apache License 2.0

Cozystack is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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